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Robotics Worksheet: Robot Sensors

Robotics lesson 16: Robot sensors · Set 24 · 40 questions
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Robot tip (Match the sense to the job): Touch: bumps and buttons. Light: lines and bright spots. Sound: claps and whistles. Distance (ultrasonic): how far a wall or box is. Gyro: turning and balance. Camera: colours, objects and codes. Temperature: heat.

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  1. 1.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot know a button is pressed? (a) a light sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a distance sensor (d) a camera
  2. 2.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot read a QR code? (a) a distance sensor (b) a touch sensor (c) a camera (d) a sound sensor
  3. 3.Which job needs a camera? (a) find the brightest spot (b) read a QR code (c) measure a turn angle (d) stop before a wall
  4. 4.True or false: to stay balanced upright, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: to feel a bump into a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 For a robot’s controller, is a sensor an input or an output? (a) a wheel (b) an input (c) an output (d) a gear
  7. 7.🔍 Which sensor is just a tiny switch pressed by a bump? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  8. 8.True or false: to measure a turn angle, use a gyro sensor. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which job needs a temperature sensor? (a) stop before a wall (b) measure how far a box is (c) warn if motors get hot (d) know a button is pressed
  10. 10.Which job needs a camera? (a) know a button is pressed (b) stop before a wall (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) spot a red ball
  11. 11.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot hear a whistle? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a camera (c) a light sensor (d) a sound sensor
  12. 12.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot stay balanced upright? (a) a touch sensor (b) a camera (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  14. 14.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) stay balanced upright (b) stop before a wall (c) feel a bump into a wall (d) hear a whistle
  15. 15.True or false: to follow a black line, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot measure how far a box is? (a) a gyro sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a sound sensor (d) a touch sensor
  19. 19.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a sound sensor. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot follow a black line? (a) a touch sensor (b) a sound sensor (c) a gyro sensor (d) a light sensor
  22. 22.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) read a QR code (b) follow a black line (c) stop before a wall (d) start on a hand clap
  23. 23.🔍 A light sensor gets the most reflected light from … (a) a black line (b) a white surface (c) a dark tunnel (d) a black surface
  24. 24.Which job needs a sound sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) find the brightest spot (c) read a QR code (d) start on a hand clap
  25. 25.🔍 What does a gyro sensor measure? (a) colour (b) sound (c) temperature (d) turning (rotation)
  26. 26.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a camera. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: to start on a hand clap, use a touch sensor. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: to know a button is pressed, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot spot a red ball? (a) a light sensor (b) a gyro sensor (c) a camera (d) a touch sensor
  31. 31.True or false: to stop before a wall, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which job needs a touch sensor? (a) know a button is pressed (b) stop before a wall (c) hear a whistle (d) stay balanced upright
  33. 33.🔍 Why do robots need sensors? (a) to use more power (b) to look colourful (c) to be heavier (d) to know their world
  34. 34.Which job needs a light sensor? (a) hear a whistle (b) start on a hand clap (c) stay balanced upright (d) find the brightest spot
  35. 35.True or false: to spot a red ball, use a temperature sensor. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which job needs a distance sensor? (a) measure a turn angle (b) spot a red ball (c) warn if motors get hot (d) measure how far a box is
  37. 37.🔍 Which sensor helps a robot find the brightest spot? (a) a temperature sensor (b) a distance sensor (c) a light sensor (d) a touch sensor
  38. 38.True or false: to measure how far a box is, use a distance sensor. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: to find the brightest spot, use a light sensor. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: to read a QR code, use a sound sensor. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a touch sensor
  2. a camera
  3. read a QR code
  4. True
  5. False
  6. an input
  7. a touch sensor
  8. True
  9. warn if motors get hot
  10. spot a red ball
  11. a sound sensor
  12. False
  13. a gyro sensor
  14. feel a bump into a wall
  15. False
  16. False
  17. True
  18. a distance sensor
  19. True
  20. False
  21. a light sensor
  22. follow a black line
  23. a white surface
  24. start on a hand clap
  25. turning (rotation)
  26. False
  27. True
  28. False
  29. False
  30. a camera
  31. True
  32. know a button is pressed
  33. to know their world
  34. find the brightest spot
  35. False
  36. measure how far a box is
  37. a light sensor
  38. True
  39. True
  40. False

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